Display-stand.



No. 849,676. PATBNTBD APR. 9, 1907.

J. B. GORDON.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION TILED APR. 2, 1906.

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JOHN B. GORDON, OF ATLANTA, MISSOURI.

DISPLAY-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aprii 9, 1907.

Application filed April2,1906. Serial No. 309,394.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. GORDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Macon and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

more particularly a device for supporting cigar-boxes in a show-case with the lids open and the boxes level for a better display of the goods.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the application thereof. Fig. 3 is a front elevation illustrating the manner in which the stand can be adjusted for supporting boxes of difl'erent depths on the same level.

eferring specifically to the drawings, 5 denotes a rectangular frame having a horizontally-extending top and base 6 and 7, respectively, and vertical end walls 8. top is slitted, as at 9, into which slits are stuck the ends 10 of a single piece of wire, which is bent to form a loop for holding the lid of the box. The ends 10 of the wire extend outwardly from the top 6 in a horizontal plane, as shown, and are then bent dow wardly, as at 11 holding the frame 5 in upright position. At

the lower ends of the parts 11 a returnbend is made, and the wire is extended as at 12, to form the loop.

In use the box 13 is placed on top of the frame 5, as shown in Fig. 2. The box also rests on the horizontal portions 10 of the Wire, so that a sufliciently large supportingupwardly,

, to form supporting-legs for r is invention is a display-stand, and 5 support, and then bent d he i surface is had. The lid leis swung open and ,l extended downwardly behind the box into the loop formed by the parts 11 and 12. The l frame 5 will be made 01 sheet metal or other ,1 suitable flexible material, so that it can be 5 readily bent to lit the box to be supported. The wire lid-holder can also he slid forwardly or rearwardly, according to the width of the lid. If boxes of dillerent depths are to be 5 supported on the same level, the frame 5 can be bent, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to bring the i top of the box level with the top oi the other boxes. Each box is independently support- 1 ed and can be removed without disturbing j the others. The boxes can also be supported i at an angle, if desired, by proper adjustment i of the frame 5 and the lid-holder.

I claim- 1. A display-stand for boxes, comprising a i box-support, and a lid-holder, the latter comi prising a wire extending outwardly lrom the owmvardly to form upwardly to form a a supporting-leg, and loop to receive the lid.

2. A display-stand for boxes, comprising a flexible box-supporting frame capable of being bent to diileront heights, and a lid-holder, the latter comprising a wire extending outwardly from the support, and then bent downwardly to form a supporting-leg, and upwardly to form a loop to hold the lid.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of l l l r 1 two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN B. GORDON. Witnesses PAUL CONDUITTE, ALBERT M. ATTEBERY. 

